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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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